Security Analyst *AMENDMENT: CLOSING DATE

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Duties

The IT Security Team provides advice on IT security and risks to: IT and IM practitioners, management and senior management at the Canadian Transportation Agency. Assessment, analysis and reporting of risks is performed in relation to IT assets to both IT management and senior management where the situation warrants. Additionally, the team monitors security events related to IT systems and responds to security incidents related to the IT systems operation and use. Incident response is informed by Agency and government policy as well as senior management. Within the Agency, the IT Security Team leads the process for creating IT security guidance to all staff.

Work environment

Make a difference by working for Canada’s largest employer: The Government of Canada

Canada’s public service is diverse, innovative, and non-partisan. We are continually engaged in projects and initiatives to improve how we serve Canadians. Together, public servants are making a difference in the lives of Canadians every day. The Government of Canada offers a breadth of rewarding careers in many locations, with great opportunities for learning and development. Whatever you’re passionate about, Canada’s public service has a career path where you can make a difference.

Come work for the federal government’s first independent regulatory body: The Canadian Transportation Agency

An important mission: The Canadian Transportation Agency is a small organization (about 230 people) with an important mission – to advance Canadians’ economic and social well-being by:
• Helping to keep the national transportation system running efficiently and smoothly
• Protecting the fundamental right of persons with disabilities to accessible transportation
• Providing consumer protection for air travellers

A great place to work:
We are committed to creating a healthy and respectful workplace. Our small size enables us to meet regularly at all-staff events, and encourages dialogue and collaboration – both between managers and employees, and through inter-branch networks and tiger teams. You will have the opportunity to get to know and collaborate with many colleagues across the Agency.

We are located at 15 Eddy, in the heart of Gatineau, with easy access to fitness facilities, public transportation and restaurants.

Intent of the process

The intention of this process is to fill 1 indeterminate position. A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be also established through this process to staff future positions with various tenures (indeterminate, determinate, deployment, acting, and assignment/secondment) with similar requirements, various language requirements and profiles and various security requirements, which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Results of this staffing process may be used for similar positions in the Agency and other departments and agencies in the federal government.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:
Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

Note: Indeterminate period incumbents of positions in the CS group on May 10, 1999, who do not possess the education prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standards based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing positions in the CS group.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
*Experience with the Government of Canada or Private Industry supporting and communicating security policies and/or best practices.

*Experience in working directly with clients to provide advice regarding assessment of the sensitivity of information.

*Experience completing security reports or risk assessments to highlight security best practice deficiencies and risks.

*Experience investigating and mitigating security incidences (anti-virus, SPAM, McAfee events, authentication events).

Experience monitoring Security Operations (firewall, web (apache), McAfee ePO events SIEM (Logrhythm), Centrion (Nagios), other systems (Oracle, MS SQL, Linoma, BES).

*Experience is defined as having one year of experience.

KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of current IM/IT trends in the Government of Canada and key security risks they may present.

Knowledge of Government of Canada standards and policies related to Information and Security Management. (Security Policy (, MITS).

Knowledge of IT security analysis and design including Identity and access management (IAM) (authorization, Identity Proofing and authentication).

Knowledge of Network Defense and Security (firewall, web, infrastructure).

Knowledge of best practices regarding Information Security Management (Statements of Sensitivity, Threat Risk Assessment, vulnerability assessments).

COMPETENCIES:
Analytical thinking

Results Orientation

Continuous learning

ABILITIES:
Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
In addition to the essential qualifications listed above, meeting the asset qualification criteria may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed for a specific position.

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
Completed a security related certification or program.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Experience conducting risk assessments.

Experience with McAfee ePO.

Experience with Fortigate firewalls.

Experience working with Linux (reading logs).

Experience working with Apache (reading logs).

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance - Must be eligible to attain Secret level clearance.

This factor is not used at the selection stage. The hiring department is responsible for the security clearance process.

Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE:
It is your responsibility, as an applicant, to clearly demonstrate how you meet each factor of the screening criteria (Experience) for all Essential and applicable Asset Qualifications. Please note that it is not sufficient to simply state that the qualification is "met" or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. You must provide concrete examples which clearly demonstrate how you meet each factor of the screening criteria (Experience) for all Essential and applicable Asset Qualifications.

The Asset Qualifications contained in the Statement of Merit Criteria may be used as a screening tool. Candidates must meet all of the Essential Qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the Asset Qualifications or Operational Requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET EACH FACTOR OF THE SCREENING CRITERIA (EXPERIENCE) FOR ALL ESSENTIAL AND APPLICABLE ASSET QUALIFICATIONS MAY RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users, including users from outside the Public Service (some email systems block these types of email).

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent could be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process (for internal candidates).

Results of this staffing process may be used for similar positions in the Agency and other departments and agencies in the federal government.

Locations, dates and times for exams and/or interviews will be determined by the employer. Scheduling of alternative exam and interview dates will only be considered for religious reasons, death in the family, in cases of serious illness or for a reasonable reason approved by the selection committee. A doctor's certificate or other proof will be required.

Pass marks will be established for each qualifications. However, achieving the pass mark is not a guarantee of an appointment or that candidates will be put through the next stages of the assessment process. Cut-off scores and/or top-down approach may be used at any stage of the staffing process if there are a sufficient number of candidates to meet anticipated staffing needs.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.